Talent Acquisition Partner

Location: Sydney, Melbourne

Contract Type: Permanent

MinterEllison is one of Australia’s largest independent law and consulting firms. With a heritage of almost 200 years, we are known for our excellence, and our authentic and enduring relationships with our clients, our people and our communities. Clients seek out MinterEllison to help them solve complex problems every day. We do this by our full-service legal offering and complementary consulting offering.

We offer opportunities to work on industry-leading mandates for top-tier clients, while being part of a high-performing and collaborative team that values excellence, diversity of thought, curiosity, and inclusion. We value our people and empower them to achieve their ambitions - with the support, trust and autonomy to grow their careers in meaningful ways.

At MinterEllison, we're leading the way with AI and other emerging technologies, powering innovation right across our firm. You will have the opportunity to engage with AI tools we've built, and other external AI tools, to enhance efficiencies and excellence internally and with our clients.

We support sustainable ways of working regarding how, when and where you work and offer a wide range of social, financial and health benefits (see https://www.minterellison.com/-/media/Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-Dec_2025.pdf)

About the job

MinterEllison is looking for a Talent Acquisition Partner to join our People & Culture team, based in either our Sydney or Melbourne office. Reporting to the Head of Talent and Resourcing, you'll take ownership of end-to-end recruitment for a portfolio of practice groups and business services teams, acting as a trusted advisor to hiring leaders and a genuine partner to candidates throughout their journey to MinterEllison.

This is a hands-on, full-cycle recruitment role for someone who enjoys building relationships as much as filling roles - someone who can read a market, challenge a brief when it needs challenging, and deliver a hiring experience that reflects well on our firm.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for a portfolio of legal and business services roles, from briefing through to offer and onboarding
• Partner with Partners, People Leaders and hiring managers to understand workforce needs and translate them into effective hiring strategies
• Provide market insight, salary benchmarking, market mapping and talent advice to support informed hiring decisions
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for hard-to-fill and recurring roles, reducing reliance on agency support
• Deliver a candidate experience that reflects MinterEllison's brand and values at every touchpoint
• Use direct sourcing channels - LinkedIn Recruiter, our careers site, referrals and networking - to attract both active and passive talent
• Collaborate with the broader Talent and Resourcing team on projects, process improvements and D&I initiatives
• Maintain accurate recruitment data and reporting to track performance against agreed metrics

We Welcome Applications From People Who Have

• Demonstrated experience in a full-cycle talent acquisition or recruitment role, ideally within professional services, legal or another complex, matrixed environment
• A track record of direct sourcing, market mapping and building talent pipelines
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to advise and, where needed, push back on hiring managers and senior leaders
• Sound knowledge of current talent market trends and recruitment best practice
• Excellent communication skills and genuine care for candidate experience
• Comfortable working with recruitment systems and reporting on hiring metrics
• Prior experience recruiting for a law firm or other professional services firm is highly regarded but not essential

Why MinterEllison

At MinterEllison, we back genuine, everyday connection - a culture built on excellence, curiosity and collaboration, where people are known, valued and supported to do their best work, not just for our clients, but for each other.  We offer:

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• A genuine focus on professional development and career growth
• Access to wellbeing, health and lifestyle benefits
• A collaborative, values-driven team culture
• The opportunity to work on meaningful, high-impact hiring across a national firm

How to apply

We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders (including trans or gender diverse), LGBTQ+ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

We prefer to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV by clicking on the 'Apply' button. We encourage all applications, including if you do not meet all the criteria listed for the role. Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison.

If you are currently a MinterEllison employee, please apply through the internal careers page.

If you would like further information, require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or for a confidential discussion, please contact Catherine.Fitzgerald@minterellison.com.